December 19, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



879 



George C. Watson, "The Human Side 

 of the Gardner." W. J. Collins sang 

 some Scotch airs. Dr. P. H. Lane and 

 Robert Craig entertained the diners 

 with a duet which provoked much 

 merriment. 



Greetings were received from Presi- 

 dent Theodore Wirth. President-elect 

 Patrick Welch and Secretary John 

 Young of the Society of American Flor- 

 ists, Charles H. Totty. William F. 

 Gude, J. K. M. L. Farquhar, Frank R. 

 Pierson. William J. Stewart and J. 

 Austin Shaw. 



On Thursday forenoon the bowling 

 tournament took place in the club 

 rooms of the Philadelphia Florists 

 Club, the ten high scores, for which 

 prizes were awarded, being as follows: 



John W. Everitt 107 191 ISO 



John H. Dodds 210 148 177 



Wm. Rohprtson 17.S 17ti l.'il 



Sam'l B.itchelor 171 154 17» 



Chns. W. Se.vbold 17:i lti7 ISi' 



James Stuart I,=i7 142 154 



Thos. Aitchison l.il 118 lixS 



John F. Johnston 147 123 161 



Joseph A. Manda 145 122 144 



b. Ottmann 122 140 103 



John W. Everitt won the jiresident's 

 prize with the highest score. 



In the afternoon groups were organ- 

 ized for visits to the Widener. Wana- 

 maker and Newbold estates, the Dreer 

 nurseries at Riverton. N. J., the An- 

 dorra nurseries at Chestnut Hill and 

 the Miehell trial grounds at Andalusia, 

 Pa. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



Work of Committees. 



Exhibited at Chicago. Nov. 14, by 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co., Morton Grove, 

 111. Miss Pauline Anderson, yellow, 

 pure yellow sport of Yellow Chadwick, 

 Jap. Inc, Com. scale 94 points. Miss 

 Marvella French, white, pure white 

 sport of W. H. Chadwick, Jap. Inc., 

 Com. scale 94 points. 



C. W. Johnson. Sec. 



New York — On Thursday evening. 

 December 17th. a complimentary din- 

 ner was given by the Wholesale Flor- 

 ists' Protective Association to Ward 

 W. Smith, manager of the Association. 

 The affair, which was a royal occasion 

 took place at Mouquin's and Mr. Smith 

 was given a very substantial cash pres- 

 ent in recognition of his efficiency in 

 the management of the affairs of the 

 Association.. 



FRESH LILY-CF-THE-V ALLEY 

 PIPS 



Either Berlin or Hamburg:, Su- 

 perior Quality, Long Roots and 

 Strong Shoulders. 



Case* of 3000 pips $40.00 

 " 1000 " 14.00 

 " 500 " 7.50 



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53 Barclay Street 

 New York 



DREER'S FERNS FOR DISHES 



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2 1-4 

 inch pots 



$3.00 



per 100; 



$25.00 



ner 1000 



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714-716 CHESTNUT ST., - PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



The above prices are for the trade only 



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AZAtEAS, 60c. to $2.50 eaoli. 



PGINSKTTI.'VS, 2 111. pans, $1.00; 6 in. pans, 50c. Single stems, )4 and $6 per doz. 



BE<iOM.\S. (iloirc de Lorraine, extra tine, 4 In., 25c; 6 In., $10 per ivt.; 7 In., $12 



Id S15 per doz, Clnilnuatl, $U to $12 per doz. 

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 CYCL.AMEN, 3.5c., .">0e., 75c., and $1 each. 

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